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Fear of turning into 'safe and religious village'
Alcohol on sale for the first time in South Holland, USA
20 minutes agoabroad _

SOUTH HOLLAND - In a town in the United States founded by the Dutch, alcohol can be sold for the first time in its existence. A pancake restaurant in South Holland, a suburb of Chicago, obtained an alcohol license this month, local media report.

Owner of Blueberry Field Pancake House & Restaurant says he wants to put mimosas on the breakfast and lunch menu, which are cocktails consisting of champagne and orange juice, starting in September.

The village recently relaxed the rules, allowing alcohol licenses to be issued. The condition is that the alcohol is only sold if food is ordered with it. Pubs and liquor stores remain prohibited.

The decision was made after many discussions between church leaders, entrepreneurs and neighborhood organizations. This fulfills a long-cherished wish of a large part of the inhabitants, who until now had to go to the surrounding towns for a drink.

But pastor of the local church, Melvin L. Moore, has reservations. “Some people are anxious about what the future holds. Some see the congregations around us and how they have changed,” he tells ABC 7 Chicago. According to him, South Holland has always been a safe and religious village and that could now change.

The mayor is less concerned. “With this step, we look forward to a bright future of progress and development, but we do it in a way that remains steadfast to our longstanding values ??of faith and family,” said Mayor Don De Graff. "The prevailing feeling is that we can change what we do without changing who we are," the municipality's statement continues.

Dutch immigrants from South Holland settled in 1846 on the spot where South Holland is now located. In 1894 it officially became a municipality. South Holland now has more than 20,000 inhabitants.